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William Safire, Nixon Speechwriter and Times Columnist, Is Dead at 79
New York Times ^
| 9/28/2009
| ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Posted on 09/27/2009 11:19:38 AM PDT by fours
Edited on 09/27/2009 12:39:50 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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To: fours
RIP. I used to enjoy his “On Language” columns in the NYT magazine.
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posted on
09/27/2009 11:55:04 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: P.O.E.
I’ll second that.
His writing was precise and lucid. His politics, not so much. It’ll be a long time before there is another like him.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:05:57 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: JHBowden
And usually not the ones we’d care to see go.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:09:08 PM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(google; operation garden spot and REX84 (FUBO))
To: fours
R.I.P. Bill.
You’re gonna miss the coming festivities.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:11:16 PM PDT
by
Dick Bachert
(THE 2010 ELECTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFETIMES! BE THERE!!!)
To: fours
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:16:02 PM PDT
by
GOP Poet
To: Juana la Loca
Very sad. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:22:56 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(The number one threat to American Security: Barak Obama - Jimmy Carter Part II.)
To: fours
RIP Mr. Safire. See you on the other side.
To: fours
Rest in peace Mr. Safire.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:33:10 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Borges
To: fours
RIP Mr. Safire.
I love your language columns and books.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:35:07 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
To: fours
RIP, Mr. Safire. I have his book “I Stand Corrected,” a treasure on usage, words and spelling, making me the grammar nazi that I am today :-)
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:35:27 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
To: doug from upland
Thanks for posting that, DFU- I actually remember reading it at the time and cheering for Safire.
He was from a different generation- and I’m sure he’ll be dumped on here by some for being a rino- but he was very effective at his peak and did some superb work. Further- he was able to write clear sentences that developed his theme while keeping the reader interested enough to keep reading. Reading a piece by Safire was always educational.
We don’t see that much anymore.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:38:50 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Liberty Valance
President George W. Bush, right, presents the medal of Freedom to writer William Safire, second from right, during a ceremony for the 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Other recipients on stage include, from left to right, Ruth Johnson Colvin, Norman C. Francis, Paul Johnson, Riley "B.B." King, Joshua Lederberg, David McCullough and Norman Y. Mineta.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:41:15 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: fours
He will be missed. Is there an epidemic of Pancreatic Cancer?
To: AUsome Joy; silent_jonny; LUV W
May he rest in God's eternal peace.
Years later, Mr. Safire called Hillary Clinton a “congenital liar” in print. Mrs. Clinton said she was offended only for her mother’s sake. But a White House aide said that Bill Clinton, “if he were not president, would have delivered a more forceful response on the bridge of Mr. Safire’s nose.”
Mr. Safire was delighted, especially with the proper use of the conditional.
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posted on
09/27/2009 12:57:47 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: doug from upland
Considering the times, this was a thundering indictment--on the order of Charles Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution.
And no doubt was intended as such.
The pen, the sword--advantage pen.
Bravo, William Safire.
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posted on
09/27/2009 1:00:44 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
To: library user
there are many deaths in this world on each and every day
may white light go up into his widow and fill her till she screams with godly pleasure
jesus be with his family on this most horrible day, my dog died recently so i know how his family must feel
pray for sarah and our troops
To: fours
Bob Novak gone, now Safire.
RIP, good man. You will be missed.
May God bless his family and bring them comfort.
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posted on
09/27/2009 1:17:50 PM PDT
by
bustinchops
(Teddy ("The Hiccup") Kennedy - the original water-boarder)
To: doug from upland
That's journalism! Thank you for posting one of Mr. Safire’s columns.
To: fours
Bill Safire gave liberals Hell (and sometimes conservatives too, when appropriate), and that makes him a good guy in my book.
Rest in Peace Sir.
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posted on
09/27/2009 1:23:13 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But NOOOO, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a "godly man".)
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